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I own both, and they both have the "vug under the rug". The "red under the bed" does NOT exist in any version, and nethier does the "burnace in the furnace". I wish they did though!
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It features a little boy talking about what strange creatures live in his house, such as the yeps on the steps, the nooth grush on his toothbrush, the zamp in a lamp, the yottle in the bottle and Nureau in the bureau.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fischler|first=Marcelle S.|title=SEUSSENTENNIAL; Stories of Sneetch, Lessons in Lorax|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/07/nyregion/seussentennial-stories-of-sneetch-lessons-in-lorax.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 7, 2004}}</ref>
It features a little boy talking about what strange creatures live in his house, such as the yeps on the steps, the nooth grush on his toothbrush, the zamp in a lamp, the yottle in the bottle and Nureau in the bureau.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fischler|first=Marcelle S.|title=SEUSSENTENNIAL; Stories of Sneetch, Lessons in Lorax|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/07/nyregion/seussentennial-stories-of-sneetch-lessons-in-lorax.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 7, 2004}}</ref>


The original story was published in 1974. A 1996 republication has been edited to remove some of the scarier creatures, including the vug under the rug and the Red under the bed.
The original story was published in 1974. There is also a 1996 republication.


==Cultural references==
==Cultural references==

Revision as of 17:48, 12 February 2014

There's a Wocket in My Pocket
AuthorDr. Seuss
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
1974
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover and paperback)

There's a Wocket in My Pocket is a short children's book by Dr. Seuss. It features a little boy talking about what strange creatures live in his house, such as the yeps on the steps, the nooth grush on his toothbrush, the zamp in a lamp, the yottle in the bottle and Nureau in the bureau.[1]

The original story was published in 1974. There is also a 1996 republication.

Cultural references

The Californian sludge metal band Noothgrush took their name from one of the creatures in the story.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Fischler, Marcelle S. (March 7, 2004). "SEUSSENTENNIAL; Stories of Sneetch, Lessons in Lorax". The New York Times.